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What are the differences between ‘thanks’, ‘thank you’ and ‘I appreciate you/it’?
What are the differences between ‘thanks’, ‘thank you’ and ‘I appreciate you/it’?
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I feel like they are different levels of politeness or for bigger favors.
'thanks' - simple favor, between friends.
'thank you' - at work, something bigger, like somebody giving you a gift.
'i appreciate it' - quite polite, or a bigger request. Maybe you asked them to make a change to how they do things or asked them to work on the weekend and they normally don't.
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@AmyKim0819
thanks is the least formal.
thank you is more formal, and I appreciate it means you are very thankful.
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just like in Korean...formality!
you would use "thanks" (고마워) in a rather informal situation
"thank you" is neutral so you can use it every time
"I appeciate it" is a more formal way to say "thank you"...you express your gratitude with it, but you can also use it everytime
Thank you for driving me home, I appreciate it!
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I feel like they are different levels of politeness or for bigger favors.
'thanks' - simple favor, between friends.
'thank you' - at work, something bigger, like somebody giving you a gift.
'i appreciate it' - quite polite, or a bigger request. Maybe you asked them to make a change to how they do things or asked them to work on the weekend and they normally don't.
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@Angie_m @jesuschristina @jlptbootcamp would it be ok to say I appreciate you? I haven’t heard that often but I think it says correct on the internet. Between I appreciate it and I appreciate you, which one is more commonly used?
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@AmyKim0819 thanks and I appreciate you/it are informal, they’re slang. Thank you is very formal, and is usually only said to show respect.
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@AmyKim0819
"I appreciate it" is more common.
You can also say "I appreciate what you have done for me".
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@AmyKim0819
"I appreciate it" is more commonly used
"I appreciate you" is a very direct and intimate way of saying thank you...I have never heard anyone ever saying it
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@AmyKim0819
Normally you appreciate something and not a person. 'I appreciate you' sounds unnatural to me.
You can say something like the following:
"I appreciate you coming all the way here."
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there is no difference, although you would say thank you or I appreciate you instead of thanks in formal situations
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Thanks and thank you sound natural and are used in everyday conversation. You could, however, use something like "I would really appreciate that" when asking for a favor in a semi-formal setting.
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thanks (고마워) is kind of informal and you can use it to your close friends who are also using 반말
thank you is 감사합니다 is the formal way
i appreciate it or 고맙습니다 is the more formal and i heard it on most of kdrama like "Love in the Moonlight " that kind of kdrama
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